Shell slender conical, with more or less regularly spaced riblets, which may vary in prominence. Unlike the species of most subgenera of Cochlostoma, those belonging to Lovcenia can be distinguished conchologically, i.e., by the early ribbing of the protoconch, with fine riblets appearing already after its initial 0.3–0.5 whorl. In other taxa of Cochlostoma the protoconch is smooth for at least the initial 1.0–1.2 whorls. The female genitalia are characterized by the relatively large bursa copulatrix.